Things to consider before buying a reloading press

Reloading your own shot seems very hard for beginners and the truth are, a lot of people think that it is really complicated to operate. Other people think that, it is very expensive as you can see some presses in the market nowadays comes with a higher price. Although it’s true that the initial price is higher than you think, but as you use your press for a longer period of time, you will notice how much savings you made. 

Basically, it is the type of machine that helps to push up the brass into the dies that work currently into the particular stage of the reloading process. However, there are other reloading presses that do the process in the other way, such as the dies goes down to the case which is very unusual. 

The reloading press’s job is to reload your shell cases. It begins in resizing the shell then depriming and priming, then loading gunpowder followed by seating the bullet and lastly crimping. However, there’s lots of reloading press that require lubrication and cleaning your shell before you reload them. This process is what a particular press can do and when it’s done perfectly, you will receive accurate measurements and excellent shooting experience. 

The single stage reloading press is the simplest press among all of those three. It works on one die and one case which need more time during the reload process. Using a single stage reloading press requires you to change the dies for every stage you work on and you definitely need to change all the time for effective progress. For people who settle for single stage, the reloading press is the ones who do the hobby occasionally or shoot seldom. It also means that they don’t need too much ammunition and a single stage reloading press satisfies them.

Cost – Low

Complexity – Low

Precision – Best

Speed – Slow

The Turret Reloading Press comes with a turret plate which holds all the dies that are needed as you work for your caliber. It only means that it allows you to operate the complete single shell case without replacing and removing your dies unlike the single stage reloading press. Compared to a single stage, the turret reloading press works faster most especially for products that also comes with automatic indexing which turns the turret plate automatically so you can proceed to the next stage easily. 

Cost – Medium

Complexity – Medium

Precision – Excellent

Speed – Medium

If you want to produce 600-500 bullets in just one hour, the progressive press is the one that you’ve been looking for. Progressive presses will not only impress you as they can hold all the dies that are needed for a particular caliber, but it has also an ability to hold 4-5 cases that worked on and at the same time as you pull the lever. With these features, the progressive reloading presses are said to be the most expensive one among all of these three types. 

Cost – High

Complexity – High

Precision – Very Good to Excellent

Speed – Fast

Having your own reloading press is the best way to do if you want personalized ammunition that you can control. It may be a little bit expensive at first but if these presses will be taken care properly will last longer, even lifetime. Choosing a reloading press always depends on what you need and what you like. But before purchasing one, make sure to check each products review for to know what are the features offered and the pros and cons of each product.